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There is no Fink Tank column that makes me more nervous than the one
announcing our player of the season. But also few that I enjoy more.

When we do ordinary probabilities, I am robustly confident. The same goes for
our explosion of footballing myths. This week I told a legend of the game
that the worst time to concede a goal was not just before half-time.

And he replied that it was the worst time, because the manager would shout at
him in the dressing room.

But from experience I know that measuring performance is hard and that people